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From: Chet Lempicki City: Orland Park, IL
What's the proper way to plant a serviceberry tree? Should part of the root ball be above ground level or should it be level with the ground?
	Extension Message From: James Schuster Horticulturist and Plant Pathologist (Retired) schuster@illinois.edu
Twenty years ago it was level but since many nurseries now throw soil against the trunk when disking weeds and leave the soil when they B&B a plant, it is recommended that at least three inches of the ball stick out of the ground.
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